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Heaven knows I need some of this right now. \u00a0It’d be nice if I could just have a nice place to vacation to. \u00a0It’d be really nice if I had a loving volunteer family somewhere that would welcome me into their home every summer. \u00a0It’d be really, really nice to just wake up and think of nothing else but the fun I would have for the day. \u00a0Ah, but I’m no longer between the ages of 6 and 12. \u00a0In fact, considering how many when-are-you-getting-married questions I have been receiving lately, I think they expect me to have a child between the ages of 6 and 12 (instead of wishing I were between the ages of 6 & 12). \u00a0<\/p>\n

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So that brings me to my main gist: Fresh Air<\/span><\/a><\/span>. \u00a0Ever heard? \u00a0Since 1877 (that’s right, lonnnnnnng before you were born, and right after I was born), Fresh Air has been providing inner city kids with that summer vacation. \u00a0You know the one they can’t stop talking about when they go back to school? \u00a0Yeap, that one. \u00a0Since 1877, volunteer host families have been opening their doors to these kids and hosting them for the summer. \u00a0Have I mentioned just how much I wish I were between the ages of 6 and 12? \u00a0I tell you, I’ll be off in a heart beat. \u00a0But alas, I’m just a wee little bit above the age limit. \u00a0A wee little bit, I said.<\/div>\n
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So why am I talking about this? \u00a0Well, I realize the economy isn’t particularly in its best shape, but let’s not underestimate what the littlest help can do. \u00a0When these children go for these vacations, their lives are changed forever – with little wonder why. \u00a0From now till June 30th, any amount of money you donate to Fresh Air will be matched dollar-for-dollar. \u00a0So if you donate $100, that means one of the generous donors will match your gift by also giving $100. \u00a0And you know what that means? \u00a0$200 for the kids! [This is only an example; you do not have to give $100. \u00a0Any amount you give is fine].<\/div>\n
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\u00a0If you can help, please help. \u00a0Don’t let anything hold you back. \u00a0We ought to give these wonderful children some breath of fresh air.<\/div>\n
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www.freshair.org\u00a0<\/div>\n
1-800-367-0003<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Heaven knows I need some of this right now. \u00a0It’d be nice if I could just have a nice place to vacation to. \u00a0It’d be really nice if I had a loving volunteer family somewhere that would welcome me into their home every summer. \u00a0It’d be really, really nice to just wake up and thinkRead More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_14738191_14738191":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[],"tags":[176],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","tag-fresh-air","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFresh Air - Verastic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/fresh-air.html\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Vera Ezimora\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/fresh-air.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/fresh-air.html\",\"name\":\"Fresh Air - Verastic\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-06-05T08:29:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/2c1b7969fbea03a45b97d54a5228cc1a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/fresh-air.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/fresh-air.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/fresh-air.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fresh Air\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/\",\"name\":\"Verastic\",\"description\":\"Recklessly authentic.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/2c1b7969fbea03a45b97d54a5228cc1a\",\"name\":\"Vera Ezimora\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f6c1e19c23a08351aab97f35d3ca650f0b87e7e96937f85baf0faf6e0834bc51?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f6c1e19c23a08351aab97f35d3ca650f0b87e7e96937f85baf0faf6e0834bc51?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Vera Ezimora\"},\"description\":\"I mean, I'm a lot of things - a Writer, Blogger, Speaker, Vlogger, Content Creator, Storyteller, Truth-Sayer, Milk-Lover, Yogurt-Addict, Entrepreneur, Daughter, Wife, Mom, & Nwa Jesu. 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